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title: What was the purpose for which the swan-princess undertook her journ… — Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Marsh King… · tree and pragmatics
description: What was the purpose for which the swan-princess undertook her journey north? Exam question 3 of lesson 887 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Marsh King's Daughter, part 1: twelve months arrive by coach, and storks gossip about a lost swan-princess» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the 
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# Exam question 3 · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Marsh King's Daughter, part 1:…

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What was the purpose for which the swan-princess undertook her journey north?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** purpose, swan princess, princess · **What happens:** be, undertake, journey · **To what, where:** journey

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 887 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Marsh King's Daughter, part 1: twelve months arrive by coach, and storks gossip about a lost swan-princess» of the books course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. The page gives the question's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause, then the 4 options as the student saw them, each with its tree and pragmatics. Every text is parsed by Mova itself. How the student answered it, with the score of every option and why: [the test at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/books/887-pg27200-part98/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:887-pg27200-part98:e3:1
# text = What was the purpose for which the swan-princess undertook her journey north?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	obl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	swan	swan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	undertook	undertake	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
12	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	journey	journey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	north	north	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the purpose |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **undertake** | past | the swan princess | princess's journey |  |  |  | for the purpose; north *property* | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent journey=Eventuality |
| 3 | **journey** |  | princess |  |  |  |  |  | nom journey «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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to obtain moor-flowers for her sick father

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:887-pg27200-part98:e3:o1:1
# text = to obtain moor-flowers for her sick father
1	to	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	obtain	obtain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	moor	moor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	sick	sick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **obtain** | to-infinitive |  | moor flowers |  |  |  | for her sick father | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent flower=Theme for father=Asset |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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to pick moor-flowers for her ill husband

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:887-pg27200-part98:e3:o2:1
# text = to pick moor-flowers for her ill husband
1	to	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	pick	pick	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	moor	moor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	ill	ill	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	husband	husband	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pick** | to-infinitive |  | moor flowers |  |  |  | for her ill husband | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent flower=Theme for husband=Beneficiary |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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to carry reeds home to her sick father

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:887-pg27200-part98:e3:o3:1
# text = to carry reeds home to her sick father
1	to	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	carry	carry	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	reeds	reed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	home	home	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	sick	sick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | to-infinitive |  | reeds | her sick father |  |  | home *property* | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent reed=Theme to father=Destination |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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to fetch moor-flowers for her sick mother

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:887-pg27200-part98:e3:o4:1
# text = to fetch moor-flowers for her sick mother
1	to	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	fetch	fetch	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	moor	moor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	sick	sick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fetch** | to-infinitive |  | moor flowers |  |  |  | for her sick mother | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent flower=Theme for mother=Beneficiary |

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